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ITS Codification Act

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This bill officially puts into law the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS), which is the research and engineering part of a government agency that deals with telecommunications. The bill also tells ITS to create a program that helps develop emergency communication and tracking technologies that can be used to find people who are trapped in tight or hard-to-reach spaces, like underground mines, where regular radio communication doesn't work well.

Introduced

July 13, 2026

Policy Area

Science, Technology, Communications

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